The conference will be held on the 6-7^th March, 2019 at St Hugh’s College, Oxford.

We have an impressive programme of 47 speakers from a wide range of academic, heritage and public history organisations, and will be exploring the representation and interpretation of women’s histories through new research initiatives, creative responses, academic partnerships, community collaborations, and press and audience responses. Keynote speakers include Hilary McGrady, Director-General of the National Trust, and the writer and campaigner Melissa Benn.

Conference Details: Throughout 2018 the National Trust ran a programme of public events, exhibitions and new interpretation to mark the centenary of the Representation of the People Act which granted some women the right to vote in British parliamentary elections for the first time. The National Trust is one of many heritage, cultural and academic institutions to have marked this anniversary. Many of the programmes, exhibitions and events that responded to the centenary not only explored the stories of 100 years ago but openly questioned the representation of women’s lives in the histories inherited by curators and researchers, and experienced in public life, today. This two day conference brings together researchers and heritage professionals to reflect on previous practice, explore the delivery of and response to events of 2018, and look forward to the future of representing women’s histories.

Please find the full programme here.  Bookings for both registrations and the conference dinner will close on the 28^th February, 2019.  For more information and ticket booking, visit the website.

This conference is supported by the National Trust, TORCH: The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities, and TORCH’s Women in Humanities research programme through Oxford’s National Trust Partnership.